Urine Production Process

Initial Filtering Stage (location) - takes place within the _______ surrounding capillary _______

capsule, clusters

Initial Filtering Stage (energy source) - relies on blood _______ to push fluid through __________ barriers

pressure, filtering

Initial Filtering Stage (daily volume) - approximately ___ liters of initial filtrate produced every ___ hours

180, 24

Filtering Mechanism is a 3-layer barrier system including: (3)

capillary wall w/ pores, basement membrane layer, and specialized cell filtration slits

{Pressure calculations for filtration} Net Pressure = Blood Pressure - (_______ Pressure + _______ Osmotic ________)

Capsule, Protein, Pressure

What does the pressure calculations determine for urine production?

The actual filtering force available